The FA Trophy is a competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League.

It was created by the Football Association in 1969 for semi-professional teams, to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. When the latter was abolished in 1974, the leading amateur teams joined the Trophy.

The trophy itself was presented to the FA in 1905 by Ernest Cochrane, barrister, to be used in an international competition between England, the US and Canada to promote football in North America. This competition was never instigated.